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• Poetry > Free Verse
  because cupid makes everything better

  

  By dreamsandthings, San Diego, CA

  the invitation comes on a doily for a masquerade in a hotel ballroom. black tie required, i do not wear ties though. -- i am the only one here alone. maybe the dances can stop their up-to-no-good business so that we could tear off our masks and stand there in our rented tuxedos and ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  unique

  

  By dreamsandthings, San Diego, CA

  oh I just love it when someone writes about this blank sheet of paper and how it had endless possibilities not even imaginable because, you know, that hasn't been done before....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Unwanted

  

  By dreamsandthings, San Diego, CA

  I am the girl you called fat just because her waist was three inches wider than all the rest of the girls. I am the test you didn't study for because you were on Facebook. I am your best friend from kindergarten, the one you had playdates with all the time, but now you won't even say hel...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  forty seven.

  

  By dreamsandthings, San Diego, CA

  I walk up the stairs and stare at the building before opening the doors. I notice that there are no windows, just the two glass doors inviting you into the waiting room. There’s something peculiar about this building. Holding my briefcase, I scan my card and swing one of the doors open as the...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Happy Birthday

  

  By dreamsandthings, San Diego, CA

  She’s right behind me. I can feel it. She’s carrying a freshly cracked egg. I can smell it. She’s wearing her obnoxious five inch stilettos. I can hear it. I sneak a glance behind me and see her inching her way towards me, as she glares at the back of my head. I could run if I wanted to- anyon...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  How to Fix The World

  

  By dreamsandthings, San Diego, CA

  They tell me that life is short So I should set out for all my dreams And grab any chances that are given To me. They tell me to reach for the stars, To never give up, And to keep on going even when it seems Impossible. They tell me that I am part of the new generation. They throw expec...